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Harvesting Solar Energy from Asphalt Pavement
(11/19/2021)This study aims at designing and developing a new technique to harvest solar energy from asphalt pavements. The proposed energy harvester system consists of a pavement solar box with a transparent polycarbonate sample and ... -
On the Application of K-User MIMO for 6G Enhanced Mobile Broadband
(11/2/2020)This paper presents a high-throughput wireless access framework for future 6G networks. This framework, known as K-User MIMO, facilitates all-to-all communication between K access points and K mobile devices. For such a ... -
Simulation-Optimization Approach for the Logistics Network Design of Biomass Co-Firing with Coal at Power Plants
(11/20/2018)This work proposes a hybrid scheme that combines a simulation model and a mathematical programming model for designing logistic networks for co-firing biomass, specifically switchgrass, in conventional coal-fired power ... -
Investigation of the Fuel Utilization Factor in PEM Fuel Cell Considering the Effect of Relative Humidity at the Cathode
(11/22/2020)This research consists of both theoretical and experimental sections presenting a novel scenario for the consumption of hydrogen in the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). In the theory section, a new correction ... -
Load-Sharing Model under Lindley Distribution and Its Parameter Estimation Using the Expectation-Maximization Algorithm
(11/22/2020)A load-sharing system is defined as a parallel system whose load will be redistributed to its surviving components as each of the components fails in the system. Our focus is on making statistical inference of the parameters ... -
The Multiverse and Divine Creation
(11/24/2017)I provide the account of divine creation found in multiverse theorists Donald Turner, Klaas Kraay, and Tim O’Connor. I show that the accounts Kraay and Turner offer are incoherent. God does not survey all possible worlds ... -
Bioinspired design of hybrid composite materials
(International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials;10(1), 11/24/2018)Mimicking the natural design motifs of structural biological materials is a promising approach to achieve a unique combination of strength and toughness for engineering materials. In this study, we proposed a 2D computational ... -
Imaging Floods and Glacier Geohazards with Remote Sensing
(11/26/2020)Geohazards associated with the dynamics of the liquid and solid water of the Earth's hydrosphere, such as floods and glacial processes, may pose significant risks to populations, activities and properties [...] -
Hydrologic Simulations Driven by Satellite Rainfall to Study the Hydroelectric Development Impacts on River Flow
(11/27/2014)This study assesses the impact of hydroelectric dams on the discharge and total suspended solids (TSS) concentration in the Huong River basin in Vietnam. The analysis is based on hydrologic and sediment transport simulations ... -
Photocatalytic Performance Evaluation of Titanium Dioxide Nanotube-Reinforced Cement Paste
(11/28/2020)Considering the increase in research regarding environmental pollution reduction, the utilization of cementitious material, a commonly used construction material, in photocatalysts has become a desirable research field for ... -
Candida Interactions with the Oral Bacterial Microbiota
(11/3/2018)The human oral cavity is normally colonized by a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, Archaea, viruses, and protozoa. Within the different oral microenvironments these organisms are often found as part ... -
A Principal Component Analysis in Switchgrass Chemical Composition
(11/4/2016)In recent years, bioenergy has become a promising renewable energy source that can potentially reduce the greenhouse emissions and generate economic growth in rural areas. Gaining understanding and controlling biomass ... -
One-Step Deadbeat Control of a 5-Link Biped Using Data-Driven Nonlinear Approximation of the Step-to-Step Dynamics
(11/4/2020)For bipedal robots to walk over complex and constrained environments (e.g., narrow walkways, stepping stones), they have to meet precise control objectives of speed and foot placement at every single step. This control ... -
The Role of the Decision-Making Regime on Cooperation in a Workgroup Social Dilemma: An Examination of Cyberloafing
(11/5/2015)A burgeoning problem facing organizations is the loss of workgroup productivity due to cyberloafing. The current paper examines how changes in the decision-making rights about what workgroup members can do on the job affect ... -
Impulsive Fractional-Like Differential Equations: Practical Stability and Boundedness with Respect to h-Manifolds
(11/7/2019)In this paper, an impulsive fractional-like system of differential equations is introduced. The notions of practical stability and boundedness with respect to h-manifolds for fractional-like differential equations are ... -
Building Community Archives Series #1: An Introduction
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An Intelligent Approach for Performing Energy-Driven Classification of Buildings Utilizing Joint Electricity–Gas Patterns
(11/9/2021)Building type identification is an important task that may be used in confirming and verifying its legitimate operation. One of the main sources of information over the operation of a building is its energy consumption, ... -
Spatial EGFR Dynamics and Metastatic Phenotypes Modulated by Upregulated EphB2 and Src Pathways in Advanced Prostate Cancer
(12/1/2019)Advanced prostate cancer is a very heterogeneous disease reflecting in diverse regulations of oncogenic signaling pathways. Aberrant spatial dynamics of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) promote their dimerization ... -
The Influence of Nutritional Factors on Verbal Deficits and Psychopathic Personality Traits: Evidence of the Moderating Role of the MAOA Genotype
(12/10/2015)The current study explores whether: (a) nutritional factors among adolescent males predict their risk of exhibiting verbal deficits and psychopathic traits during adulthood and (b) the link between nutritional factors and ...